Re: cannot start XWindow system - Clairifacation
On Fri, 22 Feb 2002, Eric Wickstrom wrote: > Stew, > > No this is not the same machine that I posted earlier about running > 640x480...that was a version of yellow dogI'm trying to get Mandrake up > and running nowand well I was fiddleing with it even more last night and > now it hangs at random places in the bootso I'll post an output of > startx when i come back from worklater... > > -- > Eric > > > > > You can bypass Aurora by adding "textboot" to your boot choice, ie: > > > > linux testboot > > Just noticed my typo - it's "textboot", not "testboot" - sorry. Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoftOH/TN, USA http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict/ PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/PPC/FAQ/
Re: cannot start XWindow system - Clairifacation
Stew, No this is not the same machine that I posted earlier about running 640x480...that was a version of yellow dogI'm trying to get Mandrake up and running nowand well I was fiddleing with it even more last night and now it hangs at random places in the bootso I'll post an output of startx when i come back from worklater... -- Eric on 2/22/02 6:14 AM, Stew Benedict at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Fri, 22 Feb 2002, Eric Wickstrom wrote: > >> Alright...let me clarifyi cannot start up linux with standard >> bootthe start up hangs after loading the aurora service...the screen >> clears and "Oups:.:Function not defined" is displayed and the system >> hangson a failsafe boot i can get the system to load but i cannot start >> GNOME by startxit tells me there is no driver >> > > You can bypass Aurora by adding "textboot" to your boot choice, ie: > > linux testboot > > For X, is this the same machine you posted as running at 640x480? What > changed? can you redirect the output of startx and post it? > > startx 2> out.txt > > Stew Benedict
Re: cannot start XWindow system - Clairifacation
On Fri, 22 Feb 2002, Eric Wickstrom wrote: > Alright...let me clarifyi cannot start up linux with standard > bootthe start up hangs after loading the aurora service...the screen > clears and "Oups:.:Function not defined" is displayed and the system > hangson a failsafe boot i can get the system to load but i cannot start > GNOME by startxit tells me there is no driver > You can bypass Aurora by adding "textboot" to your boot choice, ie: linux testboot For X, is this the same machine you posted as running at 640x480? What changed? can you redirect the output of startx and post it? startx 2> out.txt Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoftOH/TN, USA http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict/ PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/PPC/FAQ/
Re: cannot start XWindow system - Clairifacation
Alright...let me clarifyi cannot start up linux with standard bootthe start up hangs after loading the aurora service...the screen clears and "Oups:.:Function not defined" is displayed and the system hangson a failsafe boot i can get the system to load but i cannot start GNOME by startxit tells me there is no driver on 2/22/02 12:21 AM, Eric Wickstrom at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Alright...I finally booted into Mandrake 8.0. But I cannot start the > Xwindow System. After I log in at the command line i type startx to start > the systembut i get an error that there is no driverI'm on a > G4/733any help here would be great... > > -- > eric > >
